NASA’s Juno Probe Will Tell Us New Things About Jupiter
Last month, NASA issued a statement saying that preparations for its Juno mission to Jupiter are proceeding well, and that everything is still on schedule for a launch in August…
Mission Is Planned to Observe Jupiter and Four of Its Moons (Part Two)
This is part two in our examination of the Jupiter mission that is being planned by the European Space Agency and NASA, with collaboration from Japan’s JAXA. The mission, which…
Mission Is Planned to Observe Jupiter and Four of Its Moons
A huge, multi-national mission to investigate Jupiter and four of its moons is now in its planning stages, and is tentatively planned for a launch in 2020. The project, which…
Solar System Exploration to Continue
Exploration of our solar system has been ongoing since the first Sputnik Earth orbiter in 1957 and in the 50 years since this a number of missions have been launched…
NASA's New Horizons Probe Is Approaching the Outer Solar System
NASA’s New Horizons probe is en route for the outer solar system. After scoring a spectacular flyby of Jupiter and its moons in 2007, the craft is now heading for…
The Hunt for Extraterrestrial Life Hits the High Seas
Life on earth began in the ocean, so it just stands to reason that if life exists on other planets it may be found not on the land but in…
A Brief History of Astronomy
Astronomy (from Greek, ‘laws governing the stars’) is an incredibly fascinating science, and arguably the first true form of science that mankind has even known, since it started several thousands…
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